Paper clip or clasp.



C. B. SIMMONS.

PAPER CLIP OR CLASP. APPLICATION FILED DEc.18,1 1c7. 111111111121) DBO. 28,1908.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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onARLEs B. SIMMONS, or BRISTOL, coNNEoT1oUr, Ass1GNoR To wm'rELY EXEEorsER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER CLIP OR CLASP.

Sp ecicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, '1909.I

Application filed December 18, 1907, Serial N o. 407,014. Renewed December 28, 1908. Serial No. 469,659.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. SIMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Clips or Clasps, of which the following is a'speclcation.

My in vention relates to improvements in;k paper clips or clasps and the objects of my improvement are simplicity and economy in construction, with ein'ciency and durability when constructed.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a plan view of my clip with a portion of the spring broken out. Fig. 2 is a side elevation or edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the lever arms on the line x o; of Fig. 2, the sprin being shown in elevation. Fir'. 4 is a detac ed plan .view of the spring, an Fig 5 is a side elevation or edge view of the same.

My clip is composed of three members, viz. two lever arms A, A, and a spring B. The arms A, A, are each formed from a single piece of wire doubled upon itself by an open rounded bend near the middle of its to form a handle 6, from which handle, the two wire members of the arm extend substantially arallel to each other to form with the said iiandle a lever 7. The doubled wires or members are then bent out wardly away from each other and then inwardl to form a jaw member 8 on the outer end o each lever arm. I prefer to have the two ends of the wire in each arm meet or nearly meet each other at about the middle of each jaw member. In` order t prevent the handle portions of the two jaws from stand-ing too far a art for convenience in use, I form an lang e or bend 9 at a point near the junction of the jaw member 8 and the lever 7, as shown in Fig. 2.

'Ihe spring B is formed of a piece of sheet steel, doubled upon itself by a large roll or coil 10 in the middle of its length, while each free end is bent into a Vsemi-coil or half socket 11, of a size to, receive and substantially i'lt the wire at the outer ends. of the jaw members; the entire length of the sprln bein about the same, or a little in excess o the dimensions of the jaw members, length- Wise of the arms A, A. Four notches or recesses l2 are formed in the opposite edges of "Ihel and should be so formed that the two members of the Wire of either arm will be put unformed that before being them together. ever arms are` also somewhat resilient der greater tension upon any attempt to l' spread the said members a art.

The parts are assembled two members of either arm apart far enough to receive the full width ofthe spring between-the said members and then forcing trie4 large coil between the said members until the reac'h the notches or recesses 12 when sai members will snap into said recesses, as

best shown in l ig. 3, while the coils or sockets 1 l at the ends ofthe spring bear upon the outer sides of the two jaw members, as shown in Pigs. 1, 2 and 3. This will spread the free ends of the spring farther apart than they were before beln assembled, whereby the s ring is put un er proper tension to hold tIi together. When thus constructed and as sembled the parts will be interlocked and securely .held together Without the aid of rivets or other fastenin s and the completed article may be used handles to open thejaws and t en releasing the members bearingthe said handles to the force ofthe spring, as in other clips or clasps of this class.

By my improvement the cli structed of twopieces of wire an one piece of sheet metal with no rivets orother fastenings whereby the clip is constructed at d found to be very durable',

y spreading the paper clip or clasp comprising two e outer ends of the jaw members firmly y y com ressing the i is cone 10. lece of ends of the sai( Wire brought nearly together at about the middle of the jaw member, and a sheet metal spring dobledu on itself at the middle portion with half soc ets formed in its free ends, the said spring interlocking the said two arms and yieldmgly holding them togesher Wtli the haii: sockets at the me @ms of 'Ehe sprg Dea-ring on the jaw member mi 'me @Unir ming ends of the Wire.

3 cip or ca-sp comprising a pair wmed of doubled Wife., and 2, ,1M swing doubled over to bring its 6m? mgxzxe and having wir@ receiving m0053593 ,in its edges at its mger @ud to 1receive l@he doubled wir@ of the said arms, amd Wwe recewmg sockets at lts smaller end to 10 lecelve che WW end ot the sind firms.

CHARLES B. SIMMONS.

Witnesses: I

CHARLES R. RILEY, WILLIAM L. NEUBAUER. 

